Israel, Gaza and US sanctions
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What Albanese’s report tries to do is not merely shame Israel’s genocide partners but to tell us that we now have a frame of reference.
The United States has imposed sanctions on the United Nations official who investigates human rights abuses in occupied Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the Trump administration to punish those who criticize Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. Here's what you need to know.
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The State Department confirmed sanctions were imposed on UN official Francesca Albanese over efforts targeting U.S. and Israeli officials through the ICC.
Last month, the US sanctioned judges of the ICC, which issued a warrant against Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu for ‘war crimes’
U.S. sanctions against U.N. expert Albanese mark an escalation in the international fallout over Israel's war in Gaza.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled sanctions against the UN rapporteur on Palestinian rights just over a week after the US demanded she be fired for “virulent antisemitism and support for terrorism.